Measuring vessel.



W. NEWTON.

MEASURING VESSEL.

APPLIGATNN FILED SEPT. e, 19114 Leewee,

Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

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MEASURING VESSEL. APPLICATION FILED SEI-"1'. 6, 1911.

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' iinfrenmed 'The rulotfli luljusted on the rofl 1S the right or to the lel'l. Vi'heu the hell l hy turning the exime either lo l ot the Wesel to eifeet the discharge of tlnl contente thereof. the inlet Closing in :uli'luleo olf the opening' of the outlet :unl the lutter reziehes the limit` ol ite downward uiorexneut :ind closes the olnninggjl l und n routinueil downward movement ol lh(I Shell l more.; the ezune nwny 'l'roni the lower rut-oli l5. thereby nneoiering the spout Sand permitting the commodity eonluined in the reawl to dis-elm'rge through the .epout into :l uil- :iole reeeptnrle properly pmilioned to re reire thel lmme. 'l'he Shell l pm v he moved oulwnrdliv in any manner und in order llnil elimine in :nlizlnee ol the opening of the in let when .darling the Iuenihers together.

i?. .t utensili-ing renne] eonxprining upper i und over ielwf'ol ingf ellell. Vielflnlile ronl newline" nieuw between the two shells'. the upper uhell haring un inlet :ind the lower y-ln-ll :ul outlet. :l rut-otl tor the inlet elnhorli'ine' n l'ollower lntring n limited moreouml. n fut-oli' Yl'or the outlet. emineeling,r

both lninds miy be left free it is propos-ed l 'lo ronneet the shell 4 to n treziflle 19. nhirh is conveniently located lo admit ol. prese-ur:- o'l the tool being exerted thereon. or like Connections :ire inlerponed between the lower arms 9 of the shell l :unl the lrendle 1l?. l.Viren the pressure exerted lo draw the shell at downward releneed the ronneelions 10 come into plfr' und more the IShell 4 upwardly, thereby closing;r the outlet S and uncovering the openings 12 So thul the eommodity muy pass from the into the measuring rese-el to again till the Home preliminary to the next operation tor disehnrging ille Contents thereof,

lfroin the foregoing description, linken in eonneetion with the accompanying drziwinge. the udvnntag'es of the eonstruelion .and oil the method ot' operation will be rend-ily nppnrenl. to those skilled in the nrt to whieh the invention npperl'nins, :1nd while ll hure tlesseribed the principle of operation oll the invention. together with the derive whirh l now consider lo be the en'ibodinient tl'iereot', l desire to have it understood that the devine Shown is merely illustrative. nml that Such changes muy he nrnde when desired :is nre within the Scope of the elnims :ippeiuled hereto.

-lnring thus; deseribed the invention what is claimed :1S new, isz- 1. A meneur-ing vessel comprising teleseoping members hei/iner :in upper inlet und n lower outlet, upper and lower eulfoll'n 'lor the inlet und the outlet, menus ndjufstnhlli' eonneetinef the lower entoil' to the upper rut/)ll lo vitry the capacity ol.E the vessel, :intl menuel for removing one ot' the member-n4 hopper i menu:` between the eut-ollel having :i limited moreeuent. with reference to the said follower und liuiine' :nl iutzlhle eonnoelion with the lower rutoll. und menus lor movingr the lower .shell upon the upper shell in opponition lo the rioldnhle eonnertion.

2. ln roznbinution :l hopper` :i hell lun" lng' :i portion extendingr into the hoppe und provided with :in opening to admit, ot' the roulent.: o'l' the hopper diselnirging into the `dir-ll. :t lower shell leleseoping with the npper ln-ll :unl haring n discharge opening. :i rieldnhle onnell ion between the two shells. upper :unl lower eut-oils for the entrance :uid the disf'hnrg'e openings of the measure inn` resell. the upper eut-otl` embodying :t follower und ronneeting means between the two rut-olle having n limited-movement with i'eterenee lo the said follower and :1djusztnble eonneotion with the lower eut-off.

1l. ln combination :i hopper. 1in upper ellell hnring :in extension projecting into the hopper sind lorlined with an inlet opentollrnver and adjustable connection with the lower eut-oil', :ind means for moving the lower :shell against the tension of the yieldnble (onneelion.

ln terliinony whereof I ntlix my l igjnnture in preeenre olE two witnesses.

Wimmer. Nicwron.

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